Faculty

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Each faculty member brings a unique perspective to the classroom. They do more than just delivering the facts. They are tireless researchers, curious about how business works in the real world and how it can work better. Our top-notch faculty includes eminent academicians and professionals of National and International repute with extensive experience in the Logistics and Aviation as well as the related industries.

Mr. J. Gopalakrishna, Consultant – Aviation Management

Mr.J. Gopalakrishna has worked in both public and private sector for over
35 years and gained extensive experience in the field of Airport
Management (Opeartions), Airport Security & Safety, Airport
Administration, Business Development, Logistics, Project Management.

He has worked with Airport Authority of India and held
senior positions like GM – Department of Operations, Flight Safety and
Administration. He has also attended advanced Airport Management
training at IAMTI, Montreal and a number of seminars/ Workshops in India
and abroad conducted by ICAO/IATA/ACI/FAA. He was a visiting faculty
member of National Institute of Aviation Management and research, AAI
and also at University of Petroleum & Energy Studies. He is on the
roster of ICAO experts in the field of Airport Management and Airport
Operations.

He has worked with EMAUnihorn (India) Pvt. Ltd.. Infrastructure
consultants in Aviation and Highways as Head – Aviation and also as Head
– HR & Administration for three years.

He has served Indian Navy for seven years and took active part in Naval Operations In western Sector during Indo-Pak war, 1971.

Mr. Goaplakrishna holds Bachelors Degree in Science and Telecom
Engineering, Masters Degree in Public Administration and PG Diploma in
Business & Industrial Management. He is a fellow of IETE and
Auronautical Society of India and Member of All India Management
Association.

Mr. A K Sharma

Mr.
Sharma started his career with Steel Authority of India Ltd. (Rourkela
Steel Plant) and worked in operation and maintenance of Hot Strip Mill
for more than 10 years. During his tenure at Rourkela, Revamping and
Modernization of Hot Strip Mill was carried out and he played an active
part. Later, he joined MECON Limited, Ranchi as Contracts Engineer and
worked for more than 5 years in Project Management of mega steel rolling
mill projects of Bokaro Steel Plant (Tandem Mill, DCR Mill & Skin
Pass Mill), Bhilai Steel Plant (Rail Mill & Merchant Mill) and
Rourkela Steel Plant (CRGO Project) of SAIL. For more than 23 years, he
functioned at MECON Delhi Office in various capacities for Contracts
Management & Procurement Services for many EPC and Consultancy
Projects for various clients in Ferrous, Non- Ferrous Defence,
Infrastructure, Oil and Gas Sectors. ONGC, GAIL, IOCL, IGL, GGL, MNGL,
BGL, HZL, HCL, MISL & China Steel Corporation were some of the
clients for whom the projects were executed. He retired as Dy. General
Manager I/C (Contracts), MECON Delhi in April, 2009. He has a total of
more than 38 years of experience in Operation and Maintenance of steel
Rolling Mills, Project Management, Contracts Management &
Procurement Services.

He did B.Sc. (Engineering) Mechanical from Delhi University
(Delhi College of Engineering) and later his PGDM from All India
Management Association, New Delhi. He is a Member of Institution of
India and a Chartered Engineer.

Mr. Akhil Chandra, Professor, Logistics & SCM, ILAM

He
has a total of 34 years of experience wherein he has worked with brands
like Times Group as GM, Dart DSJ Group as President & CEO, ESPL as
HOD, SIEMENS as Head of IT & Communication Services. He has been a
part of Education Industry too and has been associated with brands like
IILM, JIMS, SKY LINE, JAMNA LAL BAJAJ (Mumbai) & IMS. Apart from
this, he has taken various trainings and delivered technical and
management lectures at the International level.

He did B.Sc. from Allahabad University, B.E. (Honours)
Electronics & Communication from IIT Roorkee and finally his MBA -
Marketing from Jamna Lal Bajaj Institute, Mumbai. Professor Akhil
Chandra is also a Fellow from Institution of Electronics and
Telecommunication Engineers.(IETE). His Articles have been widely
published in the Times of India and Economic Times and has also contributed
in International Journals.

Mr.
Siddhartha Mathur is from the Aviation and Logistics & SCM industry
domain with over 10 years of professional work experience at various
National / International positions with Global organizations like; KLM
Cargo, Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, Bax Global & DHL. In his
last role with DHL, he was based in Prague (CZ, Europe) as a Sr.
Consultant / Manager Logistics Customer Integration Services for Europe,
Middle East & Africa Region. At present, he is the Director of
“Logi-FAQs Consulting”, his independent consulting venture.

Dr. Bharat Bhushan Verma, Ph.D Operations Research, IIM - A

Dr.
Bhushan is a visiting faculty for Logistics & Supply Chain
Management at various Institutes. He holds an NSE certification in
financial markets, Mumbai Dr. Bhushan has done his Ph. D in Operations
Research from IIM – Ahmedabad, and prior to that he has done his
Bachelors and Masters in Physics with specialization in electronics. He
is the Founder, Specialists India – All India doctoral student body
across IITs & IIMs (500+ members).

With
more than 40 years of experience in Military as well as civil side of
Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Dr. Bhattacharya is surely a
mentor for each and every student aspiring to join the logistics
industry. He is the founder secretary and later the Vice President of
Asian Council of Logistics Management. Dr. Bhattacharayya also has rich
experience in the field of education, training & research.

Mr. Bimal K. Shrivastava

Mr.
Bimal K. Shrivasatav retired as a General Manager from Airport
Authority of India. He has rendered services for 37 years in DGCA &
AAI. Mr. Shrivastava has written various books on Aviation & many
awards including two from the honourable Prime Minister of India. He has
done his B. Tech from IIT, Kanpur and has also given exam of Associate
Membership with Aeronautical Society of India.

Group Captain Sushil Kumar Kalia

With More than 30 years of multifarious experience in Logistics
Management in the Aviation Sector and having worked in different
positions of IAF, Captain Sushil provides pragmatic, effective and
efficient coaching, guidance and nurturing to potential Logistics
Managers. Captain Sushil has done his masters in management studies,
MSc. in Physics, Advanced Logistics Officers course along with numerous
other Diploma and certificate.

Dr. Abhay Kumar Pandey, MBA – Marketing

Dr. Abhay has more than 4 years of experience in marketing. His areas of
interest include Distribution, Warehousing Management along with
Inventory Control process and transportation & Material Management.

Umakanta Sahoo - Mumbai

PhD (Management); MBA (Marketing); Professional Development PROGRAM in Management and Marketing; PG Diploma in Export Management; Diploma in Rehabilitation ; Graduate in Bio-Science
Areas of expertise - Clinical Research, Biopharmaceutical
Experience- over 20 years

Abhik Mukherjee

Post Graduate Program/Diploma in Planning and Management
Master of Science, Economics
A results-driven professional having successful background in the achievement of profitable business growth through the creation and execution of successful sales, marketing and administrative strategies. Experienced in working with leading companies from varied domain with primary focus to design, execute, monitor, achieve and control the strategic objectives and the business needs of the respective organizations.
Experience- over 3 years of expertise

Mr. Jai Kumar

Mr. Divakar

Mr. Mohan P L

Corporation USA/Asia
BE – Mechanical, MBA Working experience with John Bean Technology

Mr. Jai Prakash

MBA in logistics
7 years in Industry

Mr. Krishnan

IIT,IIMA
Ex.CEO of Claridges Hotel

SHIVIKA ANAND

Post graduate diploma in management (PGDM)
7 years of teaching experience for masters students in taking Principles of Management, Marketing Management and Organizational Behavior, Entreprenuership

Dr. R. Gokula Chandran

Ph.D; MA; MBA; Dip In German
Expertise- 30 Years of experience in Aviation Industry; Six Years teaching experience in MBA – Aviation
Attended more than 25 trainings imparted by Air India Staff College Mumbai Flight Handling I,ii, Cargo I, Computerized Reservations
CDC,BAGTRAC,TTT Program, British High Commission and U.S. Consulate Training
Worked in foreign and Indian Stations of Jeddah, Doha, Calicut, Kochi, Trivandrum and Chennai

K. SHAKTHI VIJAY

The Dedicated Staff of Coimbatore Station Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.,
Certified in THE CARE AND SUPPORT TRAINING COURSE, Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.
License Holder of Load and Trim Kingfisher Airlines Ltd., Approved by Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India and Director of Airworthiness, Mumbai for the Aircraft ATR 72-500, A 319, A 319 CJ Aircraft, A 319 ACJ Aircraft, A 320, A 321Areas of Expertise- Effective trainer with experience in management and aviation subject.
Expertise- Over11 Years of experience

DINKAR. J

Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) with 12 years of experience in Training & Development Content Development Liaison & Coordination Technical Support Marketing Management People Management
B.E. (Telecommunication)
Expertise- Over15 Years of experience